Unit 6 Vocabulary

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1、Unit6MarkTwain---MirrorofAmericaVocabulary1.idyllic[aɪ'dɪlɪk](adj.):pastoralorpicturesque；pleasingandsimple田园诗的；田园风光的；生动逼真的；质朴宜人的2.cynical(adj.):believingthatpeoplearemotivatedinalltheiractionsonlybyselfishness；denyingthesincerityofpeople'smotivesandactions，orthevalueo

2、fliving玩世不恭的；愤世嫉俗的3.obsess(v．):hauntortroubleinmind，esp.toanabnormaldegree；preoccupygreatly使分心；使心神困扰(尤指精神反常、着迷)4．frailty(n.):thequalityorconditionofbeingfrail；weakness(esp.moralweakness)脆弱性；虚弱性(尤指意志薄弱)5．tramp(n.):theactoftramping；ajourneyonfoot；hike.漂泊,流浪;步行；徒步旅行6．pros

3、pector(n.):apersonwhoprospectsforvaluableores，oil，etc．(矿藏等的)勘探者；探矿者7．starry—eyed(adj.):withtheeyessparklinginaglowofwonder，romance，visionarydreams，etc．过于理想的；不切实际的；盲目乐观的8．acid—tongued(adj.):sharp，sarcasticinspeech说话尖刻的9．cynic(n.):acynicalperson玩世不恭的人；好挖苦人的人；愤世嫉俗的人10．nav

4、igable(adj.):wideanddeepenough，orfreeenoughfromobstructions，tobetraveledonbyvessels可行船的；可通航的；可航行的11．attest(v.):serveasproofof；demonstrate；makeclear作为……的证据，为……作证；论证；表明12．artery(n.):amainroadorchannel干线，干道，大路；干渠13．keelboat(n.):alarge，shallowfreightboatwithakeel，formerlyu

5、sedontheMississippi，Missouri，etc．(旧时密西西比河、密苏西河等用的)龙骨船14．flatboat(n.):aboatwithaflatbottom，forcarryingfreightinshallowwatersoronrivers平底船15．molasses(n.):athick，usuallydarkbrownsyrupproducedduringtherefiningofsugar，orfromsorghum(高粱)，etc．糖蜜，糖浆16．cub(n.):aninexperienced，aw

6、kwardyouth阅历浅的年轻人17．cosmos(n.):theuniverseconsideredasaharmoniousandorderlysystem宇宙18．feud(n.):abitter，long—continued，anddeadlyquarrel，esp.betweenclansoffamilies(尤指部落或家族间的)世仇，累世宿仇，夙怨，长期不和19．lynch(v．):[Am．]murder(anaccusedperson)bymobactionandwithoutlawfultrial，asbyhang

7、ing[美]私刑处死20．phonographic[,fonə'græfɪk](adj.):[Am.]ofaphonographorthesoundsmadebysb.[美]留声机的，唱机的21．teem(v．):befull，asthoughreadytobringforthyoung；abound；swarm充满；富于；大量地出现；涌现teemwithaboundinswarmwith22．flotsam(n.):transient，unemployedpeople；vagrants流离失所者，流浪者，游民；失业者；被毁掉的人2

8、3．hustler(n.):[Am．slang]aprostitute[美俚]妓女24．thug(n.):arough，brutalhoodlum，gangster，robber，etc．恶棍；暴徒；强盗25．motley(adj.)